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Residents of a village in Saskatchewan are raising funds to build a lasting tribute to one of their own who died in a mass stabbing attack. A committee in Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, seeks to raise $150,000 to build a playground to honour the memory of Wesley Petterson — and the nearby James Smith Cree […]

Community members hugged the mother of a mass killer after jurors at a Saskatchewan coroner’s inquest determined he died from an accidental overdose following a high-speed police pursuit. Myles Sanderson’s family was devastated after he went on a stabbing rampage on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon, said the […]

Family members hugged and wept at a coroner’s inquest after learning how a mass killer went from home to home, kicking in doors and stabbing people on a Saskatchewan First Nation. The initial calls to 911 played Tuesday at the inquest show the increasing fear of community members as Myles Sanderson, armed with a knife, […]

An upcoming public inquest is slated for January to investigate the devastating mass stabbing that claimed 11 lives in James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Sask. On September 4, 2022 Myles Sanderson took 11 lives and injured 17 others. The Saskatchewan Coroners Service (SCS) has set the inquest dates from Jan. 15 to 26 in […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit a First Nation in Saskatchewan that was rocked by a deadly stabbing rampage nearly three months ago. Trudeau will be at the James Smith Cree Nation today for meetings with leaders and community members. The Sept. 4 stabbings left 11 people dead and 18 injured in the community as […]